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Fatma Aydemir

Fatma Aydemir

The Guardian

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Goethe immortalised the shaming of German women 200 years ago – we’re still at it

19.07.2025 30

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

What does it feel like to be stood up by Donald Trump?

17.06.2025 6

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

A Berlin audience has fake faeces thrown at them – and is moved to tears. So am I

17.06.2025 20

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

Be grateful you’re still here: Germany’s rebuke of a grieving mother exposes its deepening anti-immigrant mood

05.03.2025 20

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

Germany has swung to the right. What does that mean for the country – and Europe? Our panel responds

24.02.2025 7

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

In these dark times of racially charged election campaigns, the German left offers a flicker of hope

20.02.2025 20

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

People like me flocked to Berlin because it was ‘poor but sexy’. Those times are over

In 2003, Berlin had just woken up from a decade-long fever dream: the Wall had fallen, the city had reunited and the two German states had a common...

31.12.2024 30

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

In Germany, a woman is killed every day. That’s proof the sexism we all experience is far from ‘harmless’

What is the thing I do 360 times a year – in other words, almost every day? It’s not that easy to say. I probably cook, if warming up leftovers...

09.12.2024 80

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir

Berlin feels like an island in a swamp of neofascism – but the flood waters are rising

I live on an island. I tend to forget this, but now with the last days of summer still perfect for a swim, I decide to drive an hour out of Berlin...

05.09.2024 50

The Guardian

Fatma Aydemir